{"product_id":"zen-matador-the-fine-art-of-transcending-the-bull-paperback","title":"Zen Matador: The Fine Art of Transcending the Bull - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTomás Chavez\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eZen Matador: The Fine Art of Transcending the Bull The memoirs of Tomás Chavez. An East-meets-West mind-fest, a psychedelic collage, truly one of a kind. This long-awaited autobiography is a must-read for beatniks, boomers, and late bloomers; hippies, hipsters, and tipsy tripsters; Chicanos, Paisanos, and gay Republican swells; garage musicians, fundamental Christians, and other ne'er-do-wells. In this metaphor, the matador is that in us that is passionate, compassionate, and evolving in consciousness; is that daring soul who lives on the precipice of the Matter-horn, precariously surfing an avalanche of danger, destruction, and damnation. The bullfighter is potentially heroic though often fearful and not fully assured-yet, yes, he's the guy who takes the proverbial 'bull by the horns.' Now in my mid-seventies, I offer this mix of memories, poems, and prose pieces in hopes that it might in any way be helpful to another human being-a laugh, a lift, an insight, maybe even a little support with our mutual stuff.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 426\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.95 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 20, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45531558641799,"sku":"9798992964608","price":43.13,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/wzqcm_pc3u9798992964608.webp?v=1786654218","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/zen-matador-the-fine-art-of-transcending-the-bull-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}